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ae4After many years of preliminary dating, my step-brother Bryan finally took it upon himself to get hitched to the very nice and lovely Erine Jennings. The wedding took place at Carillon Park on Saturday, September 12, 2009. This was my second wedding of the year and it too was an outdoor affair. And it too was remarkably brief. There was a bit of music, the procession of the bridesmaids, groomsman, and the bride, a short reading, some incessant car alarm going off, the vows, and that was that. Twenty minutes later Bryan and Erine were hitched.

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Pre-wedding text messaging. Something about the bridesmaids…and a broom closet…

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Not quite the American Gothic, but a nice photo of Yaht, Aaron, Adam, Denise, and baby Megan

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The joint flower girls, Erine’s sisters Adrianna and Abigail

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Erine walks down the aisle…er, across the lawn with her father

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The standard spiel

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The basic kiss

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The tried-and-true exodus amidst bubbles

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I was very proud of this photo that I took

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The attractive newly married couple. Not sure why Bryan has the flowers.

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Invasion of the step-brother

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Mom and Bob, dressed to the nines

Conveniently, the reception itself was located in the building directly behind the spot where the couple read their vows (which they had written themselves). It looked to be a promising reception when there was a keg of beer in the entryway being served by an attractive gal behind the table. And not only that, but it featured talking Wright Brothers mannequins to boot.

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Ashleigh and the Wright Brothers

Unlike Jacob and Lauren’s wedding which had name tags so the losers wouldn’t end up without a table, this one did not. Therefore I nearly ended up without a table, when Ashleigh and Denise didn’t save me a spot. I sulked enough until they all made room and then I grabbed a chair from some other poor slobs’ table. That’s what I get for filling up on beer, cheese, and crackers before claiming my spot.

Sitting with Megan and Adam, most of my attention was focussed on them and the incoming text messages on my phone, but I did pause to listen to the toasts and watch the cutting (and smearing) of the cake. Dinner was a great buffet with cut roast beef and turkey.

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Overview of the reception hall

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Charles, me, Ashleigh, Aaron, Adam, Denise, Mike, Debby, Cathy, Susan, and Charley…our table

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The cake smooshing tradition. An odd one to say the least.

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Enjoying the good wedding eats and beer

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Nice smiles from Karen and Allie

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Ashleigh feeds Megan some rubber

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The Robinson clan: Darlene, Bob, Zac, Brittney, Doug

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Mom and Megan

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Me and Yaht…post-cake

I didn’t do too much burning up of the dancefloor, mostly because I didn’t want to be upstaged by Adam. He has apparently found his calling as a boogie boy, and took anyone who would listen to the dance floor to trip the light fantastic. I did however participate in the good old dollar dance.

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Dancing with the lovely bride. We call her Erine.

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Mom and Bryan

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Mom, Megan, and Bob share a little shuffle

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Denise, Adam, and Bryan

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Adam, the dancing king

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Megan and her proud papa

Ashleigh had driven separately so left a bit before me. I took off a little after 10pm. It had been another nice wedding and family gathering – and thankfully the last wedding of the year. I do wish Bryan and Erine all the luck in the world and hope they have at least six years together. And possibly more.

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And finally…the obligatory photo of the bride and groom with the Wright Brothers

2009 will continue

4 Responses to “Bryan and Erine’s Wedding”

  1. An awesome wedding and reception. One of the best in recent memory. Teaching Adam to moonwalk was pretty funny. Congrats to Erine and Bryan. I’m glad to see Bryan smiling so brightly. You can tell that they are a very happy couple, indeed!

    Aaron

  2. It was an absolute beautiful wedding and you could see Bryan and Erine glowing with happiness. I wish them a lifetime of happiness (and hopefully some more grandbabies in the future!)

    Mom

  3. Thanks for all of the nice comments. Great pictures!!And yes Aaron, I was also glad to see Bryan smiling so brightly!!

    Erine

  4. It was all very nice. I especially like the photo you are proud of taking. That must have been very difficult since it looks like you are standing next to Denise!

    Darlene

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